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Aristide Maillol
Description
- Aristide Maillol
- Ile-de-France
- Inscribed with the monogram, numbered E.A. 1/4 and inscribed E. GODARD Fondeur Paris
- Bronze
- 57 1/8 in.
- 145.1 cm
Provenance
MK Fine Art, Inc., Palm Beach & New York
Acquired from the above on February 7, 2012 by the present owner
Exhibited
Waldemar George, Aristide Maillol, London, 1965, illustration of the plaster p. 125
Bertrand Lorquin, Aristide Maillol, Paris, 1994, illustraton of the plaster p. 177
Ursel Berger & Jörg Zutter, Aristide Maillol, Berlin, 1996, illustration of the plaster p. 52
Bertrand Lorquin, Aristide Maillol, Paris, 2002, illustration of the plaster p. 177
Catalogue Note
Maillol's most successful compositions are defined by their idealized rendering of the female body. As the embodiment of the strength and vigor for which this important region is known, Ile-de-France is perfectly proportioned and her pose beautifully captures the force of her movement as she strides through the water. Maillol's idea for this sculpture originated in 1910, and over the course of fifteen years he repeatedly refined his composition to best suit his allegorical theme. He also carved a marble version, now in the Musée du Louvre. While other variations of the sculpture include the figure's lower legs and feet, the present version is perhaps the most conceptually sophisticated, emphasizing the importance of the foundation from which she rises.